Upcoming Performances
Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series with Chee-Yun
Experience the Magic of Chamber Music
with Acclaimed Violinist Chee-Yun
Joined by Young Virtuoso Sterling Elliott, cello
Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series
Experience the Magic of Chamber Music
with Acclaimed Violinist Chee-Yun
Joined by Young Virtuosos
Leland Ko cello
Albert Cano Smit piano
PROGRAM
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
EVENT
1-hour concert followed by a meet-the-artists reception.
Immerse yourself in the elegance of a salon concert setting, where the intimacy of chamber music comes to life. The Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series, hosted by the celebrated violinist Chee-Yun, highlights extraordinary young artists in up-close and personal performances. Sharing the stage with Chee-Yun, these rising stars engage in an inspiring collaboration that elevates both their artistry and the experience for the audience.
Our series fosters artistic excellence and creative advancement and offers audiences a captivating evening filled with passion, precision, and the timeless beauty of chamber music.
Sejong Here & Now Festival: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - "Earl."
Advanced screening of a work in progress. The untold story of a brilliant composer, teacher and pianist who died before his time.
As told in his own words for the first time through "discovered" audio interviews.
Directed by Ty Kim, six-time Emmy Award winning Director and Producer
Admission Free
RSVP required. Invitation@SejongSolo.org
An Advanced Screening of a Work in Progress
Sejong Here & Now Festival: 30th Anniversary Concert
Unsuk Chin Puzzles and Games from Alice in Wonderland (2019; US Premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn Octet for Strings
Texu Kim with/out (World Premiere)
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Sejong Here & Now Festival: Opening Concert
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049 (1719-20)
Augusta Read Thomas Haemosu’s Celestial Chariot Ride (World Premiere)
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
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Overstory Overture
March 7, 2023: New York City
March 16, 2023: Seoul, South Korea
The world premiere of Tod Machover’s Overstory Overture, featuring Joyce DiDonato, takes place on March 7, 2023 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York. The new 30-minute work, commissioned and performed by the international chamber ensemble Sejong Soloists with conductor Earl Lee, is Machover’s first new operatic work since 2018. The program by Sejong Soloists also includes music by Michael Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn and Anton Webern. Following the premiere in New York, the concert travels to Korea for the Asia premiere at the Seoul Arts Center on March 16.
Past Performances
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Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series: Bach Goldberg Variations
November, 11, 2024 Ewha Womans University Case Hall
November, 9, 2024 Perigee Hall -
2024 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Haesue Lee Viola Recital "Romanticism and Beyond"
August, 31, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, IBK Chamber Hall
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2024 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Paul Huang Violin Recital with Sejong Soloists
August, 30, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, IBK Chamber Hall
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2024 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Sejong Soloists’ Pure Lyricism
August 27, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, Cocnert Hall
Richard Yongjae O’Neil, viola
David Chan, conductor -
2024 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Sejong Soloists’ Pure Lyricism
August 27, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, Cocnert Hall
Sumi Hwang, soprano
David Chan, conductor -
A Speical Advanced Screening of the Documentary Feature Film “Earl.” Directed by Ty Kim
May 29, 2024 Korean Cultural Center, New York
August 25, 2024 JCC Art Center, Concert Hall, Seoul
October 1, 2024 Weill Music Room, Carnegie Hall -
2024 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Sejong Soloists and the Four Concertmasters
August 24, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Frank Huang, concertmaster of New York Philharmonic
Daniel Cho, concertmaster of Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
David Chan, concertmaster of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Andrew Wan, concertmaster of Orchester Symphonique de Montréal -
Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series: Extraordinary Quintet!
August 21, 2024 Seoul Arts Center, IBK Chamber Hall
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Sejong Here & Now Festival
May 22, Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall
Unsuk Chin: Puzzles and Games, from opera Alice in Wonderland
*U.S. PremiereJuliana Zara, soprano
Earl Lee, conductorTexu Kim: with/out – Concerto for four violins
*Sejong Commission, World PremiereFrank Huang, concertmaster of New York Philharmonic
Daniel Cho, concertmaster of Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
David Chan, concertmaster of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Andrew Wan, concertmaster of Orchester Symphonique de Montréal -
Sejong Here & Now Festival
May 17, 2024 Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
Augusta Read Thomas: Haemosu’s Celestial Chariot Ride – Concerto for saxophone
*Sejong Commission, World PremiereSteven Banks, saxophone
Hannah von Wiehler, conductor
Augusta Read Thomas, composer -
2023 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival - Steven Banks Saxophone Recital with Sejong Soloists
November 19, 2023 Seoul Arts Center, Recital Hall
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2023 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival - Sejong Soloists and Ian Bostridge "Les Illuminations"
November 14, 2023 Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Ian Bostridge, tenor
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2023 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival - An Invitation into Ian Bostridge's World of Music and Humanities
November 9, 2023 Geoam Art Hall(Seoul)
Ian Bostridge, tenor
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Tod Machover’s Overstory Overture *Asian Premiere
March 16, 2023 Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Earl Lee, conductor -
Tod Machover’s Overstory Overture *World Premiere
March 7, 2023 Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Earl Lee, conductor -
2022 Hic et Nunc! Music Festival – Lera Auerbach "Auerbach Plays Auerbach"
September 4, 2022 Seoul Arts Center, IBK Chamber Hall